On 12/08/2009 10:42 PM, David Zeuthen wrote:
3. We probably need to do an even better job of discouraging
people logging in as root - I'm thinking we should show
a dialog explaining why this is bad and also show a red
background or something. Or maybe refuse to start gnome-session
altogether.
I think the key here is warning but without getting too annoying.
Refusing to start gnome-session will most likely make the person use
another DE instead, Xfce or something.
I think doing something like Windows XP is safe mode is OK: display a
warning dialog after login (maybe go the extra mile and provide a
checkbox "I uderstand I am doing, do not show it again") and a text (a
watermark?) over the background with "you are running as root".
Currently (rawhide) I don't get any warnings whatsoever if I log
into VT1 as root on a machine in run level 3 and type 'startx'. I
just get a stock GNOME desktop.
If someone goes to the steps of switching to run level 3 and running
'startx' by hand, you can assume he has a good understanding of what
he's doing and will be able to bypass any blockers.
Of course we could just say "don't use startx" but that's not how
things work (since we still ship startx) and I don't see that
changing. I don't regard "remove / neuter startx" as a fight worth
fighting either.
I agree, there are still legit uses for startx.
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